The Dethalbum II by DethKlok

I picked up Dethalbum II at Best Buy the other day, I am a big fan of Metalocalypse and black comedy in general, I am also a big fan of metal so I thought that this album would be a slam dunk.  This album takes a different direction from the first Dethalbum which debuted #21 on the Billboard top 200.  The first Dethalbum was alot more in-your-face with the comedy while Dethalbum 2 seems to be more serious on the surface with some tounge-in-cheek humor that you really need to listen for.  Of course the music is impressive if not a little too synthetic, (on the other hand we are talking about a fake band here) Brendon Small's vocal style seems to be evolving.  While Mr. Small is never going to display the range that many singers can achieve he does differ his vocal delivery a little bit, adding more variety between songs.  The first track on the album entitled "Bloodlines" is by far the best it is the most inventive, has the best leveling, and the best vocals.  It also has a totally kickass music video which I will link at the bottom of the post.  After the first song there are still some bright spots on this album such as "The Cyborg Slayers" "Black Fire Upon Us" "Murmaider II: The Water God" and one of my personal favorites "Laser Cannon Deth Sentence." As a whole the album is a little too much death metal and not enough power metal for my own peronal thrashing tastes, but I definitely do not regret purchasing it.

The Album as far as Death Metal goes is pretty damn good.  If you are a fan of Amon Amarth, Slayer, Unleashed, etc this will probably be right up your alley. However if you are more a fan of the show and not the genre you may want to skip this one, or go for the deluxe edition to get video extras and etc.